Description
The unique needs and attributes of gifted children extend beyond merely their accelerated cognitive development. They are divergent from average children in social and emotional arenas as well. Because they have special intellectual, emotional, imaginational, psycho-motor, and sensual energies that need to be understood, respected and sometimes redirected it is essential that school districts have a deep understanding of how these children operate beyond just meeting their intellectual needs.
In this course Dr. Juntune will guide you through the unique social and emotional world of a gifted child and demonstrate how schools, teachers and administrators can best serve these children and provide them with the whole person education that they have a right to.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 5.5.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University.
Jeanice – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
good
Tanya – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
It was great!
Rikki – Region 17 (verified owner) –
Overall, it’s a pretty good course, a little dated perhaps. My biggest concern is her negative attitude towards teachers.
Annie – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
loved it
Esther – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I was able to learn about how perfectionism can affect a gifted student.
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
great course
Josue – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Provided insight to gifted students as people, not just learners
Deyonta – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Warren – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
~ The course raises awareness of the feelings of gifted students, with special applicability for younger students.
Marva – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
It was fine